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Letters Patent No. 98,469, dated January 4, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHANDELIERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all whom it may concern,-

Be it known that I, THOMAS BUCKLEY, oi' thecity,

county,.and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Chandelier; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanylng drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this speciication.

This invention relates to certain improvements in chandeliers designed for use in public and private apartments.

The object of the invention is to obtain a chandelier, which will cause the light-emitted from its jets to be more generally diffused throughout the apartment than hitherto, and at the same time have a requisite portion of the rays thrown or reiiected downward--a necessity, owing to the elevated position of suspended lights generally; and the means by which .this object is accomplished, are- First, by the use of two or more burnerfrings specially arranged in relation to a series of reflectors, and other devices, placed at such angles and in such positions as to produce the desired eiiect.

becond, by rims loosely fitted on the burner-rings, being perforated to enable glass pendants to be attached or detached as desired.

IThird, by a ring or hoop, into which the lower end of one of the reiectors is fitted.

Fourth, by the use of a transparent on semi-transparent canopy, with its several rims in connection with the reflectors and burner-rings above mentioned.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings- Figure 1 is an elevation of my invention, partly in section.

Figure 2, a plan or top view of the rings to which the burners are attached.

Figure 3, a transverse section of one of said rings, showing the rim which encompasses it, and to which `rim the pendants are attached Figure 4, asection of the redentor, showing the manner in which the external reecpors are attached.

Figure 5, a detached plan or top view ofthe redector. v

Similar-letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several iigures.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand B C are two rings, of tubularform, placed one above the other, and connected to and communicating with the pipe or Irod A, by tubular arms a a'.`

The, upper ring B is smaller in diameterthan the lower one- C, as shown in igs. land 2, the upper ring being nearly in the same plane with the lower edge ot' areiiector, D, which is of thelform of a truncated poly'gonal pyramid.

The foundation of this reflector may be made of sheet-metal, struck up or swaged to form ribs or headof which there is soldered, or otherwise attached, metal strips l) all around, near the edge, and within the strips b of each panel there is inserted a glass reflector, c, which' is secured in position by bending or folding the strips b over its edges. (See, more particularly, fig. 4.) v g The inner -surface of the reflector D is formed of glass, coated with nitrate of silver in the .usual manner.

inverted polygonal pyramid, through which the pipe A passes centrally, the top of E being attached to the ltbp of D by rods or arms d. This reflector E ismade by attaching glass plates, silvered, as hereinbefore described, to a'metallic foundation or frame.

The reiiectors c, inserted in the panels in the exterior of D, throw or reiiect the rays of light outward, and give a cheerful appearance tothe apartment. This is an essential feature ofthe invention.

The reflectors-D and E are suspended from'the pipe A, by. means of wires orA chains eattached to the top edge of D, and to a hub or boss, f, on the pipe A.

This hub or boss is directly below a canopy, F, whichis of glassfporcelain, or other transparent or semitransparent material, and is encompassed by a metal rim, g, to retain, in case of casual breakage, the parts of the canopy together. The canopy is for the purpose of preventing the ceiling being disgured by the smoke fromthe burners, and being made of a transparent or semi-transparent material, the light from the burners below, which passes up between the reflectors D E, is permitted to penetrate the canopy and light the'upper portion -of the apartment. An opaque can'- smaller' on'e, B, above the larger one, C, the light is much the exterior reflecting-surfaces of D, the lightisthrown upward, downward, and laterally.

The pendants h, of the rings B C, are attached to (See lig. 3.)

The rims 'i admit'of the pendants being vreadily attached to and detached from the rings for the purpose ing, which surrounds sunken parts lor panels, in each E is an interior reflector, made in the form of an opy of metal would render the upper part of the room better diiinsed than hitherto, and, in connection with rims t, which are fitted on and encompass said rings.'

of cieaning the former, and said rims materially reduce the cost of .consti-notion, as they admit of the rings being made of cylindrical tubes, whereas,by other modes, of attachment, they would require to be drawn or made with a permanent Hange perforated to receive the hooks ofthe pendants.

The lower end of the reect-orD is soldered, brazed, or otherwise secured -to a metallic ring or hoop, j, -which adds to the appearance of the reflector', and the whole chandelier generally, and renders the reflector` extremely stiff and durable, so that it'cannot be readilybent ont of proper shape.

I would remark, that instead of the lower ring C, with burners attached, burners may be attached to arms communicating directly with the pipe A, the arms being equal in length, to one-half the radius of l the ring, so that the burners will be at the same distance from the pipe A, as those of the ring. This, however, would be a matterI of taste only, the result being the same in either case.`

p I would also remark that the canopy may be of circular, rectangular, or other form, as circumstances require.

I do not claim, broadly, or irrespective of the ring or lhoop j, the double reflector composed of the parts D E; but

I do claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The burner-rings B C, two or more, having different diameters, and placed one above the other in parallel planes, the smaller one being uppermost, in

combination with the reflectors D E and the pipe A,

substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

2. Therims i, itted loose y on the burner-rings B C, and perforated to admit of the glass pendants h be-l ing att-ached to and detached from said burner-rings, substantially as shown and described.

3. The ring or hoop j, in which the lower end ofthe polygonal reflector D is tted, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination of the reiiectors D E, suspended directly to the pipe A, the burner-rings B C, the transparent or semi-transparent canopy Ffwith its rim g, and

the rims i, with pendants h attached and tted on the burner-rings B C, all arranged substantially as and for the purpose speciiied.

5. The canopy ll", provided with a metallic rim, g, and made of a transparent or semi-transparent ma` terial, in combination with one or more reflectors and gas or other lights, substantially as and Afor the purpose set forth.

THOMAS BUGKLEY.

Witnesses:

WM. F. MCNAMARA, LAW. C. BUGKLEY. 

